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Feb 8 , 2026

Power Utility Hits Targets as the National Grid Falls Behind

The push toward mass electrification is colliding with limited finance, infrastructure setbacks, and persistent service disruptions. Despite the upbeat rhetoric from top executives at the state-own...

Feb 8 , 2026

Federal Lawmakers Spar Over Aviation Safety Charge

Airlines passengers will soon face a new charge, tucked into their ticket prices as an aviation security fee. The proposal, initiated in amendments to the country's aviation security law, the first...

Feb 8 , 2026

New Prescription Links Healthcare to Debt

A new model in the healthcare and financial sectors is taking shape as Aspire Microfinance and Family Health Insurance await approval from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). Backed by healthcare...

Jan 31 , 2026

New Bill Targets Chaos in the Spice Trade

The spice sector, long defined by informality and a lack of regulatory oversight, enters into a turning point. After years of fragmented production, inconsistent quality, and weak market infrastructur...

Lion’s Last Roar Echoes to a Spark

After nearly 19 years operating as Lion International Bank, Anbesa Bank has chosen to start again, symbolically, at least. The decision to abandon both “International” and the "Lion" in favour of...

Jan 31 , 2026

Supreme Court Blocks VAT Drive on Lawyers

A legal battle over value-added tax (VAT) policy has placed the Ministry of Finance on the defensive after justices of the Federal Supreme Court rejected its appeal against a lower court's injunction...

Jan 31 , 2026

Foreign Chambers Close Ranks as Reform Promises Face Moment of Truth

A lofty experiment in business diplomacy is quietly taking shape behind glass doors, signalling both frustration and optimism. More than a dozen foreign chambers of commerce, including those represent...

Jan 24 , 2026

Ministry Eyes Trust Fund to Reverse Education Finance Decline

The education sector, battered by inflation, dwindling foreign aid, and declining public investment, may soon see a new financial lifeline. Drafted by the Ministry of Education, a national Educatio...

Jan 24 , 2026

TAX REFORM INTO OWN BOTTLENECK

Inside Berhan ena Selam Printing Enterprise on Adwa Street, queues have become a feature of tax compliance. Businesspeople arrive with letters from local revenue offices, some on first application, ot...

Jan 28 , 2026

A Safety Net Emerges in Budding Capital Market

The nascent capital market is inching toward maturity, with regulatory authorities introducing institutional mechanisms to insulate small investors from volatility and operational uncertainties often...

Jan 24 , 2026

Businesses Wait as Tax Rulings Lag in Addis Abeba

Addis Abeba's Tax Appeal Commission is facing increasing pressure as a backlog of unresolved tax appeal decisions leaves businesses in prolonged uncertainty. Taxpayers report mounting frustration o...

Jan 24 , 2026

Shiferaw Taps Daily Transactions to Fund Disaster Relief

The federal government is to implement a far-reaching scheme to finance its disaster-response infrastructure by drawing on micro-contributions from millions of everyday transactions. Spearheaded by...

Jan 17 , 2026

Ethiopian Airlines to Pick Lead Contractor for Bishoftu Project in June

The Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG) expects to identify a principal contractor for its long-awaited Bishoftu International Airport between June and July this year, even as the 12.5 billion dollar proje...

Jan 17 , 2026

Drought Alarm Rings Again as Response Falters

A looming humanitarian crisis is emerging, as erratic and underwhelming rainfall during the Bega season (October–December) has intensified food insecurity across large swathes of the country. Federa...

Jan 21 , 2026

Sovereign Fund Expands Ambitions, Tightening Hold on the Economy

Brook Taye (PhD), CEO of the Ethiopian Investment Holding (EIH), is stepping up his ambitions to make the sovereign investment fund a dominant force in the economy, seeking to expand its contribution...

Jan 17 , 2026

Cooperatives Face Market Reckoning With New Law Welcoming Outside Capital

Cooperatives will soon be permitted to raise capital beyond their membership base and engage in joint ventures with private-sector actors, a longstanding prohibition under the sector's legal regime. ...


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Weeks after the Easter holiday, Addis Abeba has slipped back into its ordinary pace. The h...

Featured | Apr 26 , 2026 . By MASTEWAL ZEMENE and BEZAWIT HULUAGER

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Finance Minister Ahmed Shide entered the last quarter of the fiscal year with a budget und...

Fortune News | May 9 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE